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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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